- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Ralph David Abernathy
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1970/1980
- Subject:
- Religious meetings--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--1970-1980
Preachers--Georgia--Atlanta
Church vestments
Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Clergy--Georgia--Atlanta
Microphone - People:
- Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Reverend Ralph David Abernathy preaching in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ralph David Abernathy (1926-1990) was a civil rights leader and close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Abernathy served as Secretary-Treasurer and then Vice President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) under King's tenure as President of the organization. After King's assassination in 1968, Abernathy succeeded him as SCLC President and served in that capacity until 1977. In 1968, Abernathy helped organize the Poor People's Campaign (PPC) March on Washington, D.C. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.061.001
ahc101061001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/189
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:189/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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